2020 Beardo Contest Winner
For the third year in a row, Altec encouraged hard-hat-wearing workers all around to strut their scruff as the search for the best beard took place in the 2020 Beardo contest.
Nearly 3000 votes were cast toward submissions of 33 epic beards, but the king could not be dethroned. Hugh Rae, a Line Crew Forman for Idaho Power Company, took home the prize for best beard for the second year in a row.
Hugh wanted to prove that he and his beard, dubbed “the face mullet” in the 2019 contest, were still the best around. Once voting was open, Hugh rallied his friends and encouraged them to vote by posting on his social media profiles twice every day. Hugh won by a landslide, earning 58% of the total votes in this year’s contest.
Are you curious about what goes into growing, caring for, living with and working with the winning beard?
Altec asked Hugh some questions about his beard and here is what he had to say:
Q: What do you love most about your beard?
A: That my wife loves it.
Q: Do you have any advice for anyone trying to grow their beard?
A: Patience and a good beard barber.
Q: How often do people ask to touch your beard and what is your response when they do?
A: All the time. I tell them, “go ahead!”
Q: Do you see yourself ever shaving your beard?
A: Never!
Hugh’s beard may have been the mane attraction, but nine other beards joined the ranks.
The following people received prizes from Altec for their placement in the top 10:
- James McPartlan
- Josh Taylor
- Jason McKinney
- Don Collingham
- Jake Wade
- Jonathan Curts
- Paul Thompson
- Bart Colligan
- Levi Rowland
Congrats to our top ten and thank you to all who entered to win or shared the contest! Now, get to work on growing your beards for next year’s competition, maybe you can defeat the king and win the title of best beard in the land.